Best picture books, chapter books, young adult books, graphic novels and non fiction for kids.
Please welcome my guest author today, Erin Danilile Russell with a list of 10 Biracial Picture Books. Her newest book is Seoul Food, a picture book that reflects her own biracial Black and Korean heritage. Seoul Food by Erin Danielle Russell, illustrated by Tamisha Anthony Seoul Food is a heartwarming story about a biracial girl…
In an unusual turn of events, NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English) and NCSS (National Council for the Social Studies) conventions are in Boston on the same weekend! NCTE’s Heart, Hope, and Humanity Conference will be held from November 21-24 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC) on 415 Summer Street which…
This book list was inspired by My Antarctica: True Adventures in the land of mummified seals, space robots, and so much more by G. Neri. I didn’t have a place for this book in my blog but I couldn’t not include such a beautiful book, so I trucked to the library to make a book…
It was so fun to be part of the School Library Journal Webcast! Angus Yuen-Killick interviews me on our We Sing From The Heart picture book biography about Simon Tam’s nearly 9-year battle to trademark his band’s name! To see a replay of Library Journal Webcasts, The Best of the Best from Small Presses, please go…
We Sing from the Heart: How the Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Victor Bizar Gómez, published by Red Comet Press. Growing up Chinese American in San Diego, Simon Tan experienced racism from other kids but never expected to be subjected to discrimination by the…
Please welcome author Charlotte Offsay with her list of 10 New Hanukkah-Themed Picture Books! p.s. Here are two more! I Will Not Eat Latkes! by Martha Seif Simpson, illustrated by Lisa Hunt Learn about Hanukkah in this playful story about a lemur who is hesitant to try a latke but is convinced to be brave…
Today is We Sing from the Heart: How the Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court book birthday! It is gorgeously illustrated by Victor Bizar Gomez, and published by Red Comet Press. We Sing From the Heart is a Junior Library Guild Gold selection. It’s been reviewed by School Library…